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Siraj Syed

Siraj Syed is the India Correspondent for FilmFestivals.com and a member of FIPRESCI, the International Federation of Film Critics. He is a Film Festival Correspondent since 1976, Film-critic since 1969 and a Feature-writer since 1970. He is also an acting and dialogue coach. 

 
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Tiku Weds Sheru: A ‘Senior’ artiste weds a ‘Junior artiste’ • Jun 15, 2023 at 06:30 AM
by Siraj Syed

Tiku Weds Sheru: A ‘Senior’ artiste weds a ‘Junior artiste’ By all accounts, Nawazuddin Siddiqui is a senior artiste. He ranks on the high rung and is 49 years old. That he started as a junior...

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Zakir Hussain
Rahoul
Mukesh S. Bhatt
Suresh Vishwakarma
Ghanshyam Garg
Khushi Bharadwaj
Vipin Sharma
Sanjay Mishra
Zarina Wahab
Shubhankar Das
Hemant Kumar
Nikki Tamboli
Murari Kumar
Sanju Kumar Gautam
Aseem Dubey
Mahaakshay Chakraborty
Kangana Ranaut
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Avneet Kaur
Sai Kabir Srivastav
Zareen Khan
Divine Lovers
Irrfan Khan
Anurag Basu
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To Catch a Killer, Review: Mass murderer vs FBI veteran and rookie policewoman • Jun 03, 2023 at 04:28 PM
by Siraj Syed

To Catch a Killer, Review: Mass murderer vs FBI veteran and rookie policewoman It’s a tame title, considering the killer puts down 29 individuals in the first round of his carnage. The other title,...

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Ben Mendelsohn
damian szifron
Jonathan Wakeham
Shailene Woodley
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Chidiakhana, Review: Of all the animals in the zoo… • May 30, 2023 at 06:05 PM
by Siraj Syed

Chidiakhana, Review: Of all the animals in the zoo… Made under the Children’s Film Society masthead, now merged with the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), Chidiakhana is not a zoo story....

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Avneet Kaur
Ritvik Sahore
Rajeshwari Sachdev
Manish Tiwary
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Aazam, Review: “I want to be the next Don, and stop me if you can” • May 26, 2023 at 08:30 PM
by Siraj Syed

Aazam, Review: “I want to be the next Don, and stop me if you can” Ministerial power often stems from a ‘healthy’ give and take with underworld Dons. There is a popular belief that legislators play...

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Fast X, Review: Vin some, lose some • May 19, 2023 at 05:36 AM
by Siraj Syed

Fast X, Review: Vin some, lose some Weapons and vehicles are the twin jet propellers on which Fast X rides. Weapons come in all potencies and sizes, including IT software/hardware and a (nuclear?)...

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Stephen F. Windon
Brian Tyler
Dylan Highsmith
Kelly Matsumoto
Laura Yanovich
Corbin Mehl
Leo Abelo Perry
Rita Moreno
Gal Gadot
Dwayne Johnson
Charlize Theron
Brie Larsen
Jason Momoa
Dan Mazeau
Justin Lin
Zach Dean
Louis Leterrier
Vin Diesel
Jason Statham
MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ
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